Opposition Accuses NA Speaker Of Rigging in Budget Passage

Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has termed the budget 2019-20 as the budget of PTIMF and said that it was approved through rigging as the speaker did not issue production orders for the opposition members.

Speaking in a media talk after the session, the PPP leader said that in a never seen precedent the incompetent government which came into power by rigging got it’s budget and finance bill passed with force. Bilawal alleged that Speaker Asad Qaisar is partisan to an extent that he appears to be the servant of members of treasury benches. “Even speakers during Zia and Musharraf era were more non-partisan,” he added. “He has not released production orders of two members belonging from erstwhile FATA despite protests.”

Bilawal said that with the imposition of 15 percent tax on Thar Coal project in the budget, the government has attacked Sindh. “The anti-people government is involved in the financial killings of farmers and labors.” “I request people to come and protest against the government. People will fight this government on every level and avenue.”

PML-N Suggests Amendment in Title of Finance Bill

On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson, Maryam Aurangzeb has said proposed that the name of finance bill should be changed with IMF ordinance Bill.